No. 21 Temple beats Saint Joseph's 73-46

After sitting for the opening 8:03 on Wednesday night, Allen
went out and punished city rival Saint Joseph's with 20 points
and 11 rebounds in the 21st-ranked Owls' 73-46 victory over the
Hawks in the Atlantic-10 opener for both teams.

Ryan Brooks added 13 points for Temple, which was coming off its
most lopsided loss in 17 years.

"The way he played, we might want to make him late every day,"
Dunphy said of Allen, who was tardy leaving an academic meeting
and getting to the film session on time.

"I don't think it makes a difference whether I start or not,"
said Allen, who was 8 of 15 from the field, had seven offensive
rebounds and blocked three shots.

Michael Eric had a career-high 13 points for the Owls (12-3),
who responded nicely at their on-campus arena after an 84-52
loss to No. 1 Kansas last Saturday. Temple hadn't lost by that
many since falling to Wake Forest 106-69 on Feb. 7, 1993.

Brooks, Temple's leading scorer, was ill before the game, but
still started.

"It feels pretty good to come back after a tough loss to Kansas
and get back going in the right direction," said Brooks, who
received fluids before the game and played 36 minutes. "We feel
it's a new season for us."

Chris Prescott and Carl Jones scored eight points each for the
Hawks (4-9), who have lost nine of 10 since starting the season
3-0. Saint Joseph's is 0-3 against ranked teams, also losing to
Purdue and Villanova.